Letters to the Editor: August 9, 2024

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Make roads safer

While the ultimate responsibility lies with each motorist in regards to operating one’s vehicle safely, not every part of this issue can be controlled by us drivers and we do require assistance from various government agencies.

Summer driving is in full swing and the sides of our roadways are overgrown with mainly weeds.

Not everyone drives a high-riding SUV or pickup truck, which can make it easier to see over this weed problem.

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Motorists of lower-riding vehicles can have their visibility severely impacted around highway on- and off-ramps and at intersections because they do not have the same sightlines.

Add to that, many pavement markings have not been repainted in years.

There seems to be this notion in big, wide-open Ontario that every motorist is a local citizen and they know all the roadway peculiarities in every location and in any situation. Driving is not a guessing game.

For myself, I find driving in the U.S. and some European countries, where road safety in every aspect is serious business, easier than in Ontario.

I just don’t feel it here.

Don Ruttan, Cobourg

Questionable guest

As a concerned Jewish Londoner, I am appalled the city-owned RBC Place hosted a fundraising breakfast by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) this week.

The JNF raises money that aids and abets the illegal annexation of stolen Palestinian and Syrian land in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, Gaza and the Golan region, which the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on July 19 stated is a clear violation of international law.

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According to Revenue Canada, the JNF also violates Canadian tax law.

Why did RBC Place, which is owned by the City of London and receives government funding, host a fundraiser for an organization that is breaking both Canadian and international law?

Ilana Guslits, London

No summers off

Why is Parliament closed for two months of summer with politician getting two months’ vacation?

The problems of this country do not stop just because it is summer. I do not believe the job requirements of our politicians are so heavy they require two months of free time. There is no politician whose job is so stressful or strenuous that he or she deserves to have two months off duty.

Genevieve Grech, London

Cut immigration

There is an urgent need to reduce immigrant intake.

The Bank of Canada has claimed record high immigration is driving up housing prices. There are millions of Canadians without a family doctor and health care is on life support nationwide.

Let’s hope matching immigration to Canada’s actual economic needs and not simply political ones is seriously debated in the next federal election.

Larry Comeau, Ottawa

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